Terrorist Infiltration Attempt Feared in Samaria

A group of Israeli hikers spotted a suspicious figure shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday near the Samaria community of Ginot Shomron, Tatzpit reports. The suspect was seen hiding near the town’s security fence.

The hikers called the IDF. Soldiers arrived and found the suspect, who was discovered to be an Arab man from a nearby Palestinian Authority town. The man was armed with a knife and slingshot.